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    The Father
    The Father
    The Father
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    The Father

    Written by August Strindberg

    Narrated by LibriVox Community

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    The Father is a naturalistic drama by Swedish playwright August Strindberg. The central conflict is between the Captain and his wife Laura about their daughter Bertha's future. In order to gain sole custody of her daughter, Laura tries to convince the Captain that he has gone mad. (Summary by Elizabeth Klett)

    Cast
    A Captain of Cavalry: Bob Neufeld
    Laura: Elizabeth Klett
    Bertha: Charlotte Duckett
    Dr. Ostermark: Algy Pug
    The Pastor: Bruce Pirie
    The Nurse: Arielle Lipshaw
    Nojd: Alan Mapstone
    An Orderly: David Warner
    Mother-in-Law: WoollyBee
    Narrator: Chuck Williamson

    Audio edited by Elizabeth Klett
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLibriVox
    Release dateAug 25, 2014
    Author

    August Strindberg

    Harry G. Carlson teaches Drama and Theatre at Queens College and the Graduate Center, City University of New York. He has written widely on Swedish drama and theatre and has been honored in Sweden for his books, Strindberg and the Poetry of Myth (California, 1982) and Out of Inferno: Strindberg's Reawakening as an Artist (1996), play translations and critical essays.

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